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Concerned Bruins sponsor food, clothes drive Hunger, disease plague children in Valle Verde Mexico By Jennifer K. Morita When UCLA students Andi Meck and Aqualina Soriano heard that 27 Mexican children from Valle Verde, Mexico had died from malnutrition and disease, they went to check out the situation themselves. By the time Meck and Soriano […]

National leaders decry history standards Senate cites lack of traditional history figures in guidelines By Betty Song History became politics when national leaders disagreed with new curriculum guidelines developed by the UCLA-based National History Standards Project. On Jan. 18, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution that advised government review panels to refuse certification of the […]

Council votes in student senate Students have more input in department curriculum decisions By Rashmi Nijagal The undergraduate student government council unanimously passed a resolution in support of the Student Departmental Senate Tuesday night. The resolution, which had been tabled for the past two weeks for revisions, calls for the implementation of the senate in […]

UCLA study tips balance in HIV debate By Ben Gilmore Ask most students if HIV causes AIDS and one will receive a resounding "yes." Although this point may seem undisputed, there is actually a hot debate among scientists as to whether the HIV virus directly causes AIDS. However, a recent UCLA study suggests that the […]

Late phone bills, mistakes plague dorms Project team works to review records, make adjustments By Rashmi Nijagal On-campus residents are quickly discovering that their late phone bills riddled with mistakes are the result of a new program adopted by the UCLA Telecommunications Office. Not only were first bills weeks late, but residents’ second phone bills […]

Campus vexed by constant rains By Allyssa Lee Endless gray skies accompanied with constant rains are an uncommon sight for Southern Californians, and the UCLA community has found itself unsuited for the relentless cold weather. Since the beginning of the month, images of puddles and mudslides from construction sites have been rampant throughout the campus […]

Year of the Boar celebrated CGSA showcases history, arts, food for Chinese New Year celebration By Tatiana Botton During a festival filled with color and sound, the UCLA Chinese community celebrated the Lunar New Year in Ackerman Grand Ballroom Tuesday. In celebration of Chinese cultural traditions and the Year of the Boar, the UCLA Chinese […]